Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-08-01

for me: but | was Of 5 different Opin-
iOn- In my eyes Lins was not cold:
but only full of pure maidenly reti-
eenee that she was at sn mercenary
was TO me, disproved by the fact
that Harold Carter, the matrimonial
prize OF our town. had not been able
10 win her from me, though every
body could see that he WAS head-over
heels in love with her.
''yery well, answered my sister,
in the tone of a woman convinced
sgsinst her will. Il will leave YOU
now, and return in five minutes.
As Kitty shut the door behind her
l felt s glow of pleasurable antieipa-
ton come over uaa I said to myself
inst surely the warm kiss that Lina
would give her dead lover would
break this strange thrall that had
held me as in wise, and that | would
seem 10 come back 70 the life had
never left. Fancy my surprise, then,
10 tind that when she drew near my
bed it was not TO give me my kiss,
but to gaze calmly upon me and say,
in s. quite audible whisper:
Free at last Now, if can only
get those idiotie- letters of mine, l
can easily convince Harold and the
world that l never, even at first, re
turned any Of the wild fancy Fred
/ bothered me with. / wonder if, had
l never seen Harold, l could have
/ ever brought myself TO care two
straws for Fred Montieth: But time
passes
So saving, she drew from her pOck
ct 5 little KEY which l st once reeog-
nized. In the earlier days of my
courtship, when Lina was as vet not
won. I had had two oaken boxes
made and fitted with very peculiar
locks: one OF these had given to
Lima for her TO keep her treasures
INV letters. s lock of hair, etc. in.
and had used the other myself for
similar purpose, SIS well she knew.
She only could unlock my box, for
no other key but nv own would have
anv effect on it. She quickly went
to nv table where the box was plac-
ed. and opening II, she hastily
snatched from it the thick packet Of
her own letters, bow OF blue rib
bon. an old glove, and one or two
pictures. and thrust them into her
pocket. Then she came 70 me, and
taking my hand in hers, drew from it
8 ring she had once given me, and in
its place put the one like it which l
: nad given her; the only difference IN
the two was in the inscription within
them.
was so astonished, so curious
that I forgot my disappointment in
regard 70 the kiss, but listened with
eagerness TO what she should say
now that Kitty came back TO the
room.
Il suppose you have wondered,
Mrs. Kramer, to see me so calm
about your brothers death, but the
truth IS that we came to the conclu-
sion, only this very morning, that we
were unsuited 10 one another-you
knew that he was coming away from
nv house when he was run over, did
yOu not: Yes, thought so. Well,
he had just returned my letters to
me. and In his presence / had burned
his 70 me. He had been pleased for
some time to be jealous Of the atten-
ton Mr. Carter paid me, and had
at last owned that if | were free /
should accept Mr.. Carter. OF course,
under these circumstances you can
not expect me 10 bewail Fred's
death. nor wear mourning for him
indeed, don't see why need 90 70
his funeral. l believe l will go and
visit my cousins in Albany until it Is
all over Ispeak thus plainly to you
because know there has never been
anv love lost between Us two"
Now. there was not one word Of
truth in what Lima had said. And
vou NAV imagine how her story sur
prised me- What with being consid-
cred dead when was keenly alive 70
all that was going On around me, and
with hearing such remarkable tale,
| had no chance 70 be brOken-hearted
over the detection Of nv lady-loye.
/ 60 had been run overF Well, it
was something to have learned that
much. I had 3 faint memory Of
starting 70 cross 3 street, and then a
shout, 3 rush. bIOw-and then moth
ing until heard nv brOther-in-Iaw
utter the words already quoted.
But nv surprises were not at an
end. The statement Thus calmly Civ
en b. Lima was scarcely ont Of her
/ mcuth when the door was again Op-
ened and There's AinsIeigh entered.
+ NJ sister welcomed her cordially
she and Kitty were very intimate, and
sbe Eas 2s much At home Ia our house
a. any one Of us were. The greet
ings exchanged between her and Lima
we're. however, Of an icy Character.
I While Kitty and Lima were saying
+ fen parting nothings. Theresa drew
near nv bed, and ! saw, 70 my sur
{ prise. that her eyes were full u
tears. which wOald not be stayed. but
yelled up until they dropped upon
HEy unrespon.ive hand get Lima bad
not shown 3 trace u feeling had